Heat
Heat is a 1995 American crime film written and directed by Michael Mann. It features an ensemble cast led by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, with Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, Jon Voight, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, and Danny Trejo in supporting roles. The film follows the conflict between an LAPD detective (played by Pacino) and a career criminal (played by De Niro) while also depicting its effect on their professional relationships and personal lives.
Plot
Neil McCauley is a professional thief based in Los Angeles. He and his crew – right hand man Chris Shiherlis, enforcer Michael Cheritto, driver Gilbert Trejo, and newly hired hand Waingro – rob $1.6 million in bearer bonds from an armored car. During the heist, Waingro kills a guard without provocation, forcing the crew to eliminate the other two guards. Later, McCauley prepares to kill Waingro in retaliation for the deaths of the guards, but he escapes.
Cast
- Al Pacino
- Amy Brenneman
- Ashley Judd
- Bud Cort
- Danny Trejo
- Dennis Haysbert
- Diane Venora
- Farrah Forke
- Hank Azaria
- Henry Rollins
- Jeremy Piven
- Jon Voight
- Kevin Gage
- Martin Ferrero
- Mykelti Williamson
- Natalie Portman
- Paul Herman
- Ricky Harris
- Robert De Niro
- Steven Ford
- Susan Traylor
- Ted Levine
- Tom Noonan
- Tom Sizemore
- Tone Lōc
- Val Kilmer
- Wes Studi
- William Fichtner
- Xander Berkeley
- Yvonne Zima
More details
| author | Michael Mann |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Michael Mann |
| editor | Dov Hoenig Pasquale Buba Tom Rolf William Goldenberg |
| events | Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | action crime drama |
| keywords | 105 freeway airport armored car attempted suicide bank heist bank robbery bearer bond bearer bonds claim coup de grâce dedicate failing marriage fence flee force getaway driver graphic design hide hotel room informant interstate 105 isolated kill lapd learn los angeles international airport marine money launderer money laundering monitor professional thief right hand man safe house stolen bonds strained relationship to kill him united states marine corps wound |
| musicBy | Elliot Goldenthal |
| producer | Art Linson Michael Mann |
| productionCompany | Forward Pass Regency Enterprises |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Long Beach Malibu Santa Monica |
| theme | gangster heist neo-noir police |